Map of Gettysburg battlefield, 1863
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Maine Historical Society
Throughout the winter and spring of 1863 the Union and Confederate Armies were making their way north with only a few minor engagements.
It was not until Gettysburg that the armies met in a full-scale fight.
The Battle of Gettysburg began July 1, 1863, and at the end of the first day the Union Army had dug in on Cemetery Ridge and had command of the battlefield while the Confederate Army had taken position on Seminary Ridge.
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